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“I know I shouldn’t, but I just can’t help it.” How many times have we heard someone say that? How many times have WE said that? Little things like; eating just a thin slice of cake even knowing that you’re borderline diabetic; or buying something just because it’s on sale even if you don’t need it; or impulsively posting comments on Facebook only to regret it later. These scenarios all imply lack of self-discipline or self-restraint. They demonstrate how we all sometimes succumb to NOT exercising power over our will. It is too easy to give in to our weaknesses. We put off tasks that we find daunting. We become irresponsible with our actions. Have you ever caught yourself rationalizing just when you are about to do something you know in your gut is not “right”? How many times did you do it anyway? Perhaps all is not lost if you have the strength of character to win over your impulses most of the time. If however you find yourself losing your inner battles more often, perhaps you could use a few gentle reminders. In their book, “Willpower: Rediscovering Our Greatest Strength”, Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney pointed out some interesting “ideas” as a result of their research that began in 1998. They suggest that 1. Willpower functions like a muscle, which we can strengthen through exercise, practice or training, 2. Willpower is controlled by brain circuitry that runs on glucose and 3. Success, happiness and satisfaction about one’s life can be predicted not only by a person’s intelligence but by their self control (willpower). Point no. 1 is an affirmation of what we all must have known all along, that if we regularly “exercise and practice” good judgment in every aspect of our lives we will strengthen our willpower such that making the right choices will not always be so hard. Point no. 2 is very interesting. The book says that treating ourselves to a glucose fix actually improves our resolve to do right. Resisting temptation is harder if we don’t have the energy for it. Fad diets never work because they deprive our bodies of the much needed energy to help us stick to it in the first place. The key is to nourish our bodies with balanced foods that would maintain the required glucose levels in our blood so that those electrical signals in our brain will work properly; enabling us to make the right choices. Point no. 3 is mainly based on the 1960s research where 4-year old kids were made to choose between getting 1 marshmallow right now or 2 marshmallows if they wait 15 minutes. Decades of tracking these kids showed that those who exercised restraint or postponed instant gratification in exchange for a greater reward actually did better in life (better grades, better jobs, higher salaries, less prone to alcoholism or drug addiction, generally happier lives, etc) than those who did not wait. In today’s multi-tasking-obsessed society, we get so overwhelmed by the sheer amount of tasks that need to be done. We get so caught up in it all that we simply screech to a halt. We have no willpower left to push us forward. A very inspiring approach to this dilemma is David Allen’s GTD® (Getting Things Done®) work-life management system. It offers real solutions for turning around our topsy-turvy world into an “integrated system of stress-free productivity”. With GTD® you learn to manage commitments, all the information and communication that you need in order to handle these commitments. Within the framework of GTD®, your sensation of being overwhelmed will be lessened, you learn to focus and clear your mind in order to feel more confident. Your overall performance improves and you find that you are still capable of creativity and innovation. For an extra boost of inspiration, you can purchase the willpower pendant by the artist and jewelry designer David Weitzman of Ka Gold Jewelry. It was designed to strengthen the wearer’s willpower while being in complete harmony with his surroundings. The willpower jewelry pendant is but one of David’s many designs that are meant to influence positive changes in the wearer’s life. He has an entire portfolio of success and self-fulfillment jewelry, all thoughtfully crafted to help wearers focus on their goals by inspiring their inner potential for success and happiness by harnessing their willpower, perseverance and courage.
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